diff --git a/[refs] b/[refs]
index 46450e69e33d..a1ef03065c6c 100644
--- a/[refs]
+++ b/[refs]
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ---
-refs/heads/master: 7be421510b91491d5aa5a29fa1005712039b95af
+refs/heads/master: dac74940289f350c2590bec92737833bad608541
diff --git a/trunk/kernel/trace/trace.c b/trunk/kernel/trace/trace.c
index 1d4ff568cc4d..3536ef41575d 100644
--- a/trunk/kernel/trace/trace.c
+++ b/trunk/kernel/trace/trace.c
@@ -522,23 +522,24 @@ int register_tracer(struct tracer *type)
 	tracing_selftest_running = false;
 	mutex_unlock(&trace_types_lock);
 
-	if (!ret && default_bootup_tracer) {
-		if (!strncmp(default_bootup_tracer, type->name,
-			     BOOTUP_TRACER_SIZE)) {
-			printk(KERN_INFO "Starting tracer '%s'\n",
-			       type->name);
-			/* Do we want this tracer to start on bootup? */
-			tracing_set_tracer(type->name);
-			default_bootup_tracer = NULL;
-			/* disable other selftests, since this will break it. */
-			tracing_selftest_disabled = 1;
+	if (ret || !default_bootup_tracer)
+		goto out_unlock;
+
+	if (strncmp(default_bootup_tracer, type->name, BOOTUP_TRACER_SIZE))
+		goto out_unlock;
+
+	printk(KERN_INFO "Starting tracer '%s'\n", type->name);
+	/* Do we want this tracer to start on bootup? */
+	tracing_set_tracer(type->name);
+	default_bootup_tracer = NULL;
+	/* disable other selftests, since this will break it. */
+	tracing_selftest_disabled = 1;
 #ifdef CONFIG_FTRACE_STARTUP_TEST
-			printk(KERN_INFO "Disabling FTRACE selftests due"
-			       " to running tracer '%s'\n", type->name);
+	printk(KERN_INFO "Disabling FTRACE selftests due to running tracer '%s'\n",
+	       type->name);
 #endif
-		}
-	}
 
+ out_unlock:
 	lock_kernel();
 	return ret;
 }